The United States government has formally criticized the United Kingdom's law enforcement practices following the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak and his subsequent death in police custody.

美國政府在 Henry Nowak 遭刺傷並隨後在拘留期間死亡後，正式批評英國的執法做法。

The incident commenced in December 2025 in Southampton, where Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old student, was stabbed five times by Vickrum Digwa using a ceremonial kirpan. Despite the victim's assertions of injury, law enforcement personnel handcuffed Nowak after Digwa alleged he had been the victim of a racial assault. Body-worn camera footage indicates that officers disregarded Nowak's reports of being stabbed and his respiratory distress prior to his death in custody. Digwa was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years; his mother, Kiran Kaur, was found guilty of assisting an offender for concealing the weapon.

此事件於 2025 年 12 月發生在南安普敦，當時 18 歲的學生 Henry Nowak 被 Vickrum Digwa 使用一把儀式用 kirpan 匕首刺傷五次。儘管受害者聲稱受傷，但由於 Digwa 指稱自己是種族攻擊的受害者，執法人員將 Nowak 戴上手銬。隨身攝影機畫面顯示，警員在 Nowak 拘留死亡前，忽略了他關於被刺傷及呼吸困難的報告。Digwa 隨後被判定謀殺，被判處終身監禁，最低刑期為 21 年；其母親 Kiran Kaur 則因協助犯人隱藏武器而被判定有罪。

This event has precipitated a significant diplomatic friction. The US State Department characterized the incident as an indication of 'two-tiered policing' and 'civilizational decline,' asserting that such ideological conditioning must be repudiated across Western nations. Vice President JD Vance further postulated that the fatality was a consequence of European elites failing to oppose mass migration and 'politics of self-hatred.' These assertions were echoed by Senator Eric Schmitt and Elon Musk, the latter of whom alleged a systemic prioritization of racial accusations over physical trauma.

此次事件 precipitating 了嚴重的外交摩擦。美國國務院將此事件定性為「雙軌制警務」與「文明衰落」的徵兆，並主張西方國家必須摒棄此類意識形態制約。副總統 JD Vance 進一步認為，這次死亡是歐洲精英未能反對大規模移民以及「自我憎恨政治」的結果。參議員 Eric Schmitt 和 Elon Musk 亦呼應此觀點，後者指責系統性地將種族指控優先於身體創傷。

Conversely, the British government has rejected the premise of a bifurcated policing system. A Downing Street spokesperson characterized the US interventions as attempts to interfere in domestic democracy and incite civil division. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the rhetoric of Nigel Farage, who had called for 'cold rage' in response to the event, noting that the Nowak family explicitly requested that the tragedy not be utilized to foster societal tension. Institutional oversight is currently underway, with the Independent Office for Police Conduct and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary investigating the culture and performance of the Hampshire Constabulary.

相反地，英國政府否認存在分叉的警務系統。唐寧街發言人將美國的干預定性為企圖干涉國內民主並煽動社會分歧。首相 Keir Starmer 譴責 Nigel Farage 呼籲對此事件採取「冷酷憤怒」的言論，並指出 Nowak 家族明確要求不要利用這場悲劇來加劇社會緊張。目前機構監督正在進行中，警察行為獨立辦公室與英國警察監察局正調查漢普郡警務處的文化與表現。

The situation remains characterized by a divergence in perspective between the Trump administration's critique of Western institutional stability and the UK government's insistence on domestic sovereignty and social cohesion.

目前的情況仍以川普政府對西方體制穩定性的批評，以及英國政府堅持國內主權與社會凝聚力的觀點分歧為特徵。